Travis Kelce Christmas song, explained: Chiefs star channels Taylor Swift on brother's holiday album

Teddy Ricketson

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Travis Kelce Christmas song, explained: Chiefs star channels Taylor Swift on brother's holiday album image

We are only a day away from Halloween, but many have already turned their attention to Christmas. You may notice Christmas commercials rolling out, which means Christmas music season is coming. 

Fans of the NFL were shocked when it was reported that the Philadelphia Eagles offensive line was thinking of releasing a Christmas album. These big, burly men likely had more reason to be playing Santa on Christmas rather than singing about him. 

Still, when the album of their cover songs dropped, everyone was surprised to hear how good they all sounded. Despite Jason Kelce retiring, he is leading the charge for another Christmas album, this one with some original songs.

Kelce is expanding the roster for who is included on the album and gave us a preview of one of the songs on Wednesday. 

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Travis Kelce Christmas song, explained

We knew that Jason was tagging in his brother Travis again to be on this year's album. What we learned Wednesday is that one of the songs will be specific to Cleveland Heights, Ohio where the brothers grew up and the namesake for their wildly successful podcast.

The official X account, formerly Twitter, for the podcast revealed a behind-the-scenes look at a recording session.

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While Jason is shown singing at the end of the clip, a different voice is heard singing about Cleveland Heights before that. And even though we didn't get a visual, that definitely sounds like Travis providing vocals for the track. 

The consensus: Taylor Swift isn't the only person in the relationship who can sing.

It's Christmas Time in Cleveland Heights

While the full album hasn't released yet, 'It's Christmas Time (In Cleveland Heights)' has been released. 

When does Jason Kelce's Christmas album come out?

We don't officially know when this year's album will be released. It is expected to drop sometime in November. The first, 'A Philly Special Christmas' was released on December 23, 2022. The second album, 'A Philly Special Christmas Special,' was released on December 1, 2023. 

Teddy Ricketson

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Teddy Ricketson is a Digital Content Producer at The Sporting News. He joined the team in 2024 after spending the last three years writing for Vox Media as part of its DK Nation/Network team. Teddy does his best to support the South Carolina Gamecocks and Carolina Panthers, but tends to have more fun cheering on the Atlanta Braves. In his free time, he loves spending time with his wife, Brooke, and their two dogs, Bo and Hootie.